During a working session between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Embassy of India in Vietnam on March 16, the two sides agreed that India will resume importing Vietnamese black pepper, cassava, cinnamon, and dragon fruit.

The Vietnamese sides will only return the infected batches and permit the import of non-infected products.

Previously on March 15, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) sent a diplomatic note to India requesting the country to follow international practices and lift its suspension on the import of some Vietnamese products.

The ministry also asked the Vietnamese embassy in India to forward the above diplomatic note to Indian ministries and agencies concerned.